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The Nationals reinstated Thompson (elbow) from the injured list Saturday.

Thompson has spent the entire season working his way back from a Tommy John procedure he underwent in March 2024. He gave up six earned runs over eight frames during his rehab assignment, though he threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Triple-A Rochester. Now fully healthy, he'll replace Zach Brzykcy in Washington's bullpen and take Derek Law's (forearm) place on the 40-man.

The Mets designated Zuber for assignment Saturday.

The Mets needed to open up a 40-man roster spot after signing Zach Pop to a big-league contract, and Zuber will end up as the odd man out. The 30-year-old righty owns a 6.11 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 28 innings in the minors and is likely to pass through waivers unclaimed.

The Mets optioned Warren to Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.

After spending three days with the Mets and giving up one run over 1.2 innings, Warren will head back to Triple-A to make room on the active roster for Zach Pop, who officially signed with the team Saturday. Warren owns a 4.18 ERA and 1.28 WHIP through 32.1 frames in the minors this season and remains an option to rejoin the Mets later this summer.

Davis allowed 10 runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three batters over 1.1 innings in relief against the Astros on Friday.

The Dodgers were already down 7-1 when Davis entered in the top of the fifth, and he struck out Mauricio Dubon with two outs in that frame to strand the two runners he inherited. Things fell completely apart for the righty reliever in the following inning, however, as Houston pounded him for six hits -- including two homers -- en route to 10 runs. Davis did himself no favors by walking three batters and hitting another, and overall he tossed just 28 of his 47 pitches for strikes. The ugly outing blew Davis' season ERA up from 5.79 to 19.50, and the high pitch count suggests he'll be unavailable for at least the next day or two, if he manages to stick on the roster.

Weaver (1-3) took the loss and was charged with a blown save Friday against the Mets. He allowed two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in one-third of an inning.

Weaver entered in the seventh inning with the Yankees clinging to a one-run lead. Tim Hill had retired the first two batters in the frame without incident before manager Aaron Boone went to Weaver to face Pete Alonso. The righty reliever walked Alonso, then served up a Jeff McNeil two-run shot that gave the Mets the lead. It was another in a series of poor outings by Weaver, who has given up a long ball in each of his three appearances so far in July and has yielded seven runs (six earned) across just 1.2 frames during that span. His struggles have essentially cemented Devin Williams as New York's primary closer.

Sands will start Saturday's game against the Rays.

Sands pitched one-third of an inning during a win in Friday's series opener, and the Twins will now let him face the top of Tampa Bay's batting order to begin Saturday's game. The 27-year-old isn't expected to last more than an inning or two before turning things over to Minnesota's bullpen.

The Twins optioned Funderburk to Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.

After tossing a shutout inning against the Marlins on Thursday, Funderburk will head back to the minors, where he owns a 1.69 ERA and 1.04 WHIP through 21.1 frames. Travis Adams was recalled from Triple-A to fill the open roster spot.

Brazoban (4-2) picked up the win Friday over the Yankees, walking one and striking out three in a scoreless seventh inning.

The right-hander has been struggling lately but came through in a big spot, preventing the Yanks from increasing a one-run lead by fanning DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger before the Mets took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame. Even after that performance, Brazoban still carries a 10.97 ERA, 2.16 WHIP and 12:14 K:BB in 10.2 innings since the beginning of June, and his usage Friday came with Ryne Stanek and Edwin Diaz both unavailable after having worked two straight days. Brazoban will likely need to string together at least a few more good outings before he'll be a regular member of the high-leverage crew again -- the decision was his first win, save or hold since June 24.

The Twins recalled Adams from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday.

The Twins are going to use Cole Sands as their starter Saturday against the Rays, but Adams is expected to get in the game at some point, which will mark his MLB debut. The 25-year-old right-hander has made 19 appearances (five starts) in Triple-A this year and owns a 3.68 ERA with a 1.23 WHIP and a 58:20 K:BB through 63.2 innings. Kody Funderburk was optioned to St. Paul in a corresponding move.

Green (3-2) struck out one in a scoreless 10th inning Friday to record the win in a 3-2 victory over the Angels.

He did plunk Nolan Schanuel with a pitch, but it was otherwise another tidy performance from Green. The veteran right-hander has been scored upon only once in his last nine appearances, posting a 1.04 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 6:5 K:BB through 8.2 innings over that stretch, and he's worked his way back into a high-leverage spot in the Toronto bullpen as a result, collecting two holds and a win in his last four outings.